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kachikachi
adverb taking the to particle, adverb, no adjective, na adjective

Alternate Written Forms:

kochikochi
kachikochi
kachikachi
kochikochi
kachikochi

English Meaning(s) for カチカチ

adverb taking the to particle, adverb
  1. ticktock
  2. chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; clicking; clacking; clattering
no adjective, na adjective
  1. dry and hard; (frozen) stiff
  2. hidebound; die-hard; stubborn; obstinate; bigoted
  3. scared stiff; tense; nervous; frightened

Definition and Synonyms for カチカチ

Hard-Shelled of animals or plants that have a hard shell
Synonyms: カチカチ
Hard resisting weight or pressure
Synonyms: きつい, ごつい, ハード, カチカチ, , 堅し, , 硬い, 硬質
Puritanic morally rigorous and strict
Synonyms: カチカチ
Stubborn tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
Synonyms: へんこ, カチカチ, ゴリゴリ, 一徹, 偏屈, 利かぬ気, 因業, 固陋, 強情, 強情っ張り, 情張り, 意固地, 意地っ張り, 意地張る, 片意地, 狷介, 硬い, 頑な, 頑固, 頑固一徹, 頑強, 頑迷, 頑迷固陋
Tense taut or rigid
Synonyms: カチカチ, こちんこちん
Tense in or of a state of physical or nervous tension
Synonyms: カチカチ, こちんこちん, 息苦しい
Aroused brought to a state of great tension
Synonyms: カチカチ
Strained showing signs of mental and emotional tension
Synonyms: カチカチ, こちんこちん
Tense stretched tight
Synonyms: カチカチ, こちんこちん

Stroke Order Diagrams for カチカチ

Sample Sentences for カチカチ

The only sound to be heard was the ticking of the clock.
It's only when I can't sleep at night that the ticking of the clock becomes loud enough to bother me.
"What're you doing?" "The household books. Our finances are pretty tight so we have to do things properly."
It's only when I can't sleep at night that the ticking of the clock bothers me.

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